Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical Biology
16 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
UiT The Arctic University of Norway- Department
Department of Research and Development- Research Field
Biological sciences » Biology- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
Norway- Application Deadline
16 Feb 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
37.5- Offer Starting Date
1 May 2025- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
HE / MSCA- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca ) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Medical Biology. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Associate Professor Vivian Hætta Berg . This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.
This call is one of 35 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure ). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.
In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Medical Biology as presented by Associate Professor Berg :
Several Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been classified as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) as they resemble natural hormones and have the potential to interfere with metabolic pathways, initiating the onset of metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and fatty liver disease. A cumulative number of studies have linked background exposure to POPs to T2DM in humans, where some studies report significant associations between some POPs and T2DM, but a causal relationship between POPs and T2DM is not established, and the mechanisms by which POPs may influence T2DM development is yet to be identified. Our research projects have given us unique opportunities to assess early metabolic changes and evaluate the order in which metabolic disruption occurs before and after T2DM development. We are investigating the relationship between T2DM status and blood concentrations of lipids, diabetes markers and POPs in a longitudinal case-control study within the Tromsø study where we have up to five repeated measurements from the same individuals over a period of 30 years (15 years prior to T2DM diagnosis in cases, and 15 years after). In our previous publications we have observed that T2DM cases weigh more, have more unfavorable concentrations of lipids, thyroid- and steroid hormones, vitamin D and display different concentrations and changes in POP concentrations compared to healthy controls. These results warrant more investigations as similar studies are few to non.
Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to [email protected] by Feb 16th 2024. Mark your application "Arctic MSCA". Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2024.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Biological sciences » Biology
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
- Supported fellows must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline. Applicants who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree are also eligible to apply.
- At the call deadline, supported researchers must have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research, measured from the date of award of the doctoral degree. Years of experience outside research and career breaks (e.g. due to parental leave), will not count towards the amount of research experience. Find Self-Assessment Tool to calculate your eligibility here .
- Recruited researchers must comply with the following mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary (for European Postdoctoral Fellowships), or the host organisation for the outgoing phase (for Global Postdoctoral Fellowships) for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- UiT the Arctic University of Norway
- Country
- Norway
- City
- Tromsø
- Postal Code
- 9019
- Street
- Hansine Hansensvei 18
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- State/Province
No Selection- City
TROMSØ- Website
https://uit.no/arcticmsca- Street
Tromsø, Norway- Postal Code
9037
[email protected]- Phone
93027887
STATUS: EXPIRED
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